Or rather should
be and can be. After all, we are often volunteering to help,
support and do everything we can for our families and friends,
so why not for others.. .for the humanity in general. One act
of kindness with no ulterior motive, thought of profit or personal
gain goes a long way in having peace of mind and generally feeling
good. So think about how you would feel if you resolve to do
one voluntary act of value to others, but with no gain for yourself,
each day of your life.
At the Red Cress Red Crescent Movement Volunteerism is a way
of work and life. Voluntary Service is one of the seven Fundamental
Principles the Movement and even among the paid staff of the
RC/RC Movement the spirit of voluntary service is integral.
It is about the work we do. Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
is about Humanity and the power behind it. And this power is
only effective when it is focused and unadulterated by any diversions
or personal interests. Volunteering is essentially motivated
by the free will of a person and not by a desire for material
or financial gain or by external social, economic or political
pressures. And only then it is truly Voluntary.
At Pakistan Red Crescent Society, our volunteers are our strength,
all 50,000 of them all over Pakistan. They work in the areas
of disaster management, population movement, dissemination of
humanitarian values, re-establishment of family links, safe
blood drives, community health projects and fund-raising. These
volunteers are available in times of peace and unrest as well
in situations of natural or man-induced disasters. By being
voluntary blood donors and first aiders, they also become role
models for others, mainly the young people in the society. But
to reach as many in distress as possible, to use the 'Power
of Humanity' to help an even greater number of vulnerable, we
need more volunteers. Give Something Back to the World, Volunteer
with Pakistan Red Crescent Society.
